Based
on the popular STOL CH 701
design from Chris Heintz that was first
introduced more than 25 years ago, the STOL CH 750
design incorporates all of the 701's amazing short-field capabilities, while
maximizing cabin size and load carrying capability allowed under the
FAA's Sport Pilot / Light Sport
Aircraft category.

Like the original, the STOL CH 750 aircraft was developed as an
"off-airport" short take-off and landing kit aircraft to fulfill the demanding
requirements of both sport pilots and first-time builders. Designer Chris Heintz
has combined the features and advantages of a
"real" airplane with the short-field capabilities of "ultralight"
aircraft. The aircraft features fixed leading-edge slats for high lift, full-span
flaperons (both ailerons and flaps), an all-flying rudder, and durable all-metal
construction.

The CH 750 is the perfect plane for exploring and camping off
the beaten path...".

The
Chris Heintz-designed
STOL CH 701 is a
workhorse. It has been performing short takeoff and landing
(STOL) duty for 20 years and has developed a cult following. Its
big brother, the STOL CH 801,
is a lot bigger, with twice as many seats and room inside. So,
with small and large STOL machines, what else would Chris Heintz
fans want? How about a mid-sized S-LSA STOL machine? They have
one: the new STOL CH 750. It looks a lot like the CH 701, but
it's different in significant ways: it's wider, and it is
available ready-to-fly with the TCM (Continental) O-200. Its
gear is stronger and wider, and visibility is improved. The CH
750 is 2 inches taller and 11 inches longer and has a 2-foot
9-inch greater wingspan than the CH 701; wing area is 144 square
feet, as opposed to the smaller plane's 122. Horizontal tail
surface area is up by 17 percent; empty weight is 33 percent
greater, and gross weight is up by 18 percent, to the LSA limit of 1,320
pounds. Useful load is now 545 lbs., 25 percent greater than the CH 701. And increased fuel capacity
can use up virtually all of that: it hold 24 gallons, versus the
smaller machine's 20. Even with the bigger engine, the
faster, bigger, heavier plane has 10 percent greater range, and
performance is improved in nearly all dimensions.

Starter Kit: The rudder starter kit
allows you to gain hands-on experience while actually starting to
build your own aircraft... for just $375. You can also
assemble the Starter Kit at a hands-on
workshop held right in the factory at no additional cost.

With a larger payload, more robust landing gear and greater
visibility among other features, the
CH 750 is
tailored for today's sport pilot.

The modern STOL CH 750 kit has been developed to
provide the builder with everything needed to complete the airframe
- with only basic tools and skills. The STOL CH 750 airframe
requires less than 400 hours to build from the complete
factory-supplied kit.

May 11 & 12, 2010:
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Kit Evaluation Team
(NKET) performed an onsite
evaluation of the STOL CH 750 kit to determine that the STOL
CH 750 kit, as produced by Zenith, meets the intent of the
"51% rule" and to allow an amateur-builder to register the
plane as an "amateur-built - Experimental" aircraft (meeting
the "major portion" requirement of Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts,
§ 21.191(g).

The FAA made its official determination that the
STOL CH 750 kit will "allow an amateur builder to meet the major
portion requirement" and that the STOL CH 750 kit will be added to the
official "Revised Listing of Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits.
Importantly, builders can use the FAA checklist
to help them determine exactly how much commercial / professional builder
assistance may be used without violating the “major portion”
requirement.

Sized between the original
STOL CH 701 and the four-place
STOL CH 801, the CH 750
offers a wider cockpit, larger payload, more robust landing
gear, and greater visibility.

EAA Sport Aviation magazine, April 2009

With the introduction of the 3rd Edition STOL
CH 750 drawings (released April 16, 2012), the STOL
CH 750 cabin (which by all measures is already very roomy for a light
aircraft) has been increased in size by raising the cabin height by nearly three inches (or 70 mm.)
The top front of the cabin (the skylight) has been raised and is now part of the lifting surface of the aircraft (further adding to the STOL capability of the aircraft):

Second edition 2015: We've published a new Zenith Aircraft magazine, chock-full
of information on building and flying your own Zenith. This free
48-page full color magazine provides an excellent introduction to
the world of recreational flying and kit aviation, and covers all
Zenith aircraft kit models, including the STOL CH 701. Contact
Zenith Aircraft Company to have one mailed to you.

How do we top last year's highly
successful One
Week Wonder project (where a complete Zenith CH 750 Cruzer was
built in less than seven days at EAA Oshkosh AirVenture)?
EAA has announced their "Give
Flight" project where five (5) complete sets of wings will
be started during the week
at Oshkosh by various EAA Chapters (to be taken home after the
show to become part of a group-built airplane). We're thrilled that
EAA has asked Zenith Aircraft to provide three sets of wings for
the Give Flight project. Three new Zenith aircraft (two Zenith
CH 750 Cruzers and one Zenith CH 650) will be started at Oshkosh
this summer with the help of volunteers! If you're a Zenith builder
(or want to learn) please join us in building and teaching others
about the joys of aircraft kit building!

STOL Flying Champions!Congratulations to Chris Anderson, Jock Struthers, and to Deane
Philip for taking first, second and third place in the third
annual "Healthy Bastards STOL competition" in New Zealand
on Saturday, January 31, 2015.Watch the
video! | More
info and details

One
Week Wonder Summary VideoWatch the new five-minute video from EAA about the One Week
Wonder project and see why Aero-News Network named the project
"Best of Show " at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. In just
seven days, more than 2,500 volunteers helped build a Zenith
CH 750 Cruzer airplane (from a kit)!

One Week Wonder! 2,500 EAA's help build a Zenith CH 750
Cruzer.
The story behind the legacy, by Jonathan Porter.

"Jan was flying a Zenith
STOL CH750 powered with the Viking 110 engine. His take off
measured 109-feet, and his landing measured 110-feet for a
combined winning score of 219-feet."

First flight of the EAA staff built
Zenith STOL CH 750 in Oshkosh
A week after the One Week Wonder's first flight, the first flight of
the EAA staff built Zenith STOL CH 750 took place on 8/13/14!
Congratulations EAA! More
info on the EAA staff's Zenith kit project

First
Flight Video (Novermber 6, 2013): Flying the Zenith
CH 750 behind the new Rotax
912iS engine installation.
Roger Dubbert from the Zenith factory flies the STOL CH 750 with the
Rotax 912iS engine installation. Based on the proven concept of the
Rotax 912 engine, the new 912iS engine offers a new engine
management system (including fuel injection). The new Rotax
installation was a collaboration project between Rotax distributor Rotech
Research Canada, Ltd., Skytek
Aircraft Services Ltd. and Zenith. Complete engine and
installation kits (firewall forward packages) will be available
soon.

Zenith
CH 750 CRUZER on the cover of the November 2013 issue of KITPLANES
magazine, cover story: "A Zenith for the Asphalt Jungle" Pages
6 - 15, story by editor Paul Dye:

"It is dependable and
honest, flies at 120 mph, operates easily and smoothly off of paved and
prepared runways, and will teach pilots good flying habits. There is
plenty of cockpit space and the baggage area is cavernous."

"The takeoff was
impressively brief, indeed we were flying also as soon as we started to
roll. ..visibility is every phase of flight really is excellent.
"I decided to hold the aircraft in a stall, and with the stick on the
back stop it simply sank straight ahead in a very stable condition with a
vertical speed of less than 500 fpm. You could ride it down to the
ground like this, and although you might burst the tires you would
definitely walk away. This is a very safe airplane."

"In conclusion, I was
hugely impressed by the STOL CH 750. In many ways an excellent example of
"function over form," its STOL performance is remarkable.
I flew it on a flat-calm day and was amazed at how little runway I used,
and this was the first time I'd ever flown one. I would imagine that with
a few hours on type, and say 20 kts on the nose, you could land (and
equally importantly - take off again) practically anywhere."

Tenn-Air
specializes in custom professional builder assistance with the STOL CH 750
to get the kit owner "in the air quickly." Tenn-Air (Tennessee Aircraft Development,
LLC) is headed by the same principals
behind Jabiru USA and Arion Aircraft, with extensive experience
building light aircraft and with Jabiru engines. Tel. (931) 680-2800

Follow-Up from Zenith Aircraft Company's
20th
anniversary / Open Hangar Day & Fly-In held this past September 21
& 22, 2012
Thanks to great weather and great company we had a wonderful Open Hangar Day and Fly-In to
celebrate Zenith Aircraft Company's 20th anniversary.

fromEAA.org:
EAA Employees To Build a Zenith CH750
September 5, 2012 - What better way to educate our staff about the
ins and outs of a homebuilt airplane than to build one ourselves?
The project has been launched by EAA's communities manager, Chad
Jensen, with full support from EAA senior staff and sponsorship from
Zenith Aircraft.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for EAA to show our love and
appreciation for homebuilt airplanes," Jensen said. "The
response I've received from interested staffers has been phenomenal,
and we can't wait to get started on the build!"
"Support of the E-AB community is something I am committed to
doing, and seeing an opportunity like this to work with EAA on
project that will not only provide an education to their employees,
but to also see a group project come together and end up in the EAA
Employee Flying Club is something I am very proud to be a part
of," Sebastien Heintz of Zenitha Aircraft Company said. Ultimately, the goal here is education
and professional development of our staff, and ending up with an
airplane to fly at the end is icing on the cake! Read
more

View
a Video Tour of the UL Power firewall-forward (FWF) package
for the STOL CH 750.

Rick Carpenter (Williamsburg, Ohio) with
his Zenith STOL CH 750:
"I am a happy person today. The FAA gave me the green light to
fly !!! I would like to thank Zenith for putting this kit together
so will. I built this aircraft in less than one year, and I could
not have done this without Zenith making it so easy to do. I think
Zenith has done more than 49% but I am not complaining!!"

Here,
we show putting together the match-drilled parts of the wing kit. We
line the parts up, cleco (clamp), and rivet - it's that simple!
You'll notice that in this video clip we're using final hole size
match-drilled parts (straight off the CNC table).

"Since it made it up to 100-degrees today (!) we
decided to fly our STOL CH 750 demo plane, equipped with the
six-cylinder Jabiru J3300, to see how it would cool and perform on
such a hot day. Verdict: It performed flawlessly and cooled us
down nicely."

July 8, 2011:
Steve A. and Ron G. (right) each picked up a complete kit of their
favorite aircraft recently: A CH 750 for Steve and a CH
650 for Ron. Despite the rain, they loaded the two kits in a Budget rental truck for the drive home to Detroit (where the two are
GM engineers).
By picking up the kit at the factory, Steve and Ron saved both the
crating charges and the freight charges, and they were able to share
the rental truck fees, while also being able to visit the factory
(for the first time) and go up in a demo flight in the aircraft.

In their latest video release, Dan
Johnson and the Lightsport & Ultralight Flyer take a look at
Zenith Aircraft's STOL CH 750 kit airplane.
Join Dan
Johnson, president of LAMA (Light Aircraft Manufacturer's
Assoc.), as he takes you on a video tour of the high wing STOL CH
750 light sport utility aircraft.

From Zenith.Aero:
Photo gallery from the 19th annual Zenith Aircraft Co.
Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering (Sept. 198, 2010 in Mexico,
Missouri)

Video
Clip: Flying the STOL CH 750 with a UL260i engine from ULpower.Gus Warren of FlyWithGus.net shows us his Zenith STOL CH 750 light sport utility kit plane, equipped with the
ULPower UL260i
engine. This is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, direct drive aircraft engine: 97 hp @ 3300 rpm / 82 hp @ 2800 rpm. Installed weight is just 160 lbs. This is a modern powerplant with fully electronic ignition and multipoint fuel injection
(FADEC) system.
This CH750 is fitted with a prototype cowl: A new sleeker fiberglass cowl is in the
works, and a larger 130-hp variant, the UL350i,
is also available.

July 26, 2010:Gross
weight increase available for the STOL CH 750:
With the release of Edition 2 drawings, the design's maximum weight
has been increased to 1,440 lbs. (652 kg.) allowing for larger
engines, such as Lycoming's new 233 powerplant, and for added
utility.

While the seat frame is included with the complete STOL CH 750 kit
(as part of the finishing kit), the actual upholstery in not
included. The upholstery pictured (left) is a duplicate of the
upholstery installed in the factory demonstrator STOL CH 750, and is
now available for $795.00 as pictured.

Recreational
Flyer magazine, the
official publication of the Recreational Aircraft Association of
Canada (RAAC), January - February 2010 issue: "Elevated"
(cover story, pages 22 - 29): "Chris Heintz saw the need for an
updated version [of the STOL CH 701], something with a larger cabin,
greater payload, and the ability to us an array of four stroke
engines. The CH 750 is the perfect plane for exploring and
camping off the beaten path..." Read
the full article.

LED
Landing Light for the STOL CH 750: This compact super-bright landing light mounts inside the wing
leading edge slat for a clean installation. The light can be
mounted on just one side (one wing) of the aircraft, or a landing
light kit can be installed into each wing (and synchronized for high
visibility wig-wag). The kit includes the pre-formed plexiglass
cover, mounting brackets. The light direction is
adjustable.
AeroLED MicroSun: 1,800 lumens, 20 watts

"Everything worked flawlessly," Kramer reported after the
18-minute first flight. "It was a thrill of a lifetime."

New cowl for the Jabiru 3300 engine installation. We installed
JabiruUSA's firewall-forward package, which includes the engine
mount, cowl, and propeller. Thanks to Pete Krotje (of
JabiruUSA) for his help with the installation.

Super-bright LED
wingtip LED Strobe / Nav / Position Lights: Three-in-one combination
lights for your STOL CH 750 using LED technology. Click here for more info.
Click here to order.

July 2009: Teledyne Continental
Motors announced that its O-200 lightweight engine is now for sale
factory-direct. The 199-pound engine, which is up to 40 pounds
lighter than some earlier versions, is fully FAA-certified and comes
with a factory warranty and 2,000 hours TBO. The O200 is used in the
factory-built STOL CH 750 LS (light sport) S-LSA.
The engine comes complete with starter, ignition, and fuel systems,
at a list price of $21,499. Orders are being taken now and
deliveries will start next month, the company said. Trade-ins are
accepted from builders who already have a different engine but would
prefer the O200; details and limitations can be found on the company
Web site.

"With the new CH-750, Zenith Aircraft seems poised to attain
dominance in the light STOL and bush plane markets. These planes
easily compete with established and almost folkloric names like the
Piper Super Cub and for some good reasons: The Zeniths are very
reasonably priced and their performance operating in short fields
surpass the numbers offered by their competitors."

We recently tested larger tires and wheels on our prototype. These
affordable ATV tires are smooth and treadless (21x12-8) measuring
about 21-inches tall. These larger tires raise the height of
the airplane by nearly 2-inches. We did not change the standard
nosewheel (continuing to use an 18-inch tire on the standard 6-inch
wheel).

We used an affordable ATV tire that should meet the needs of most
sport pilots wanting good off-airport capability, without the weight
and cost of the larger "Alaska
bushwheels" (The standard tires supplied in the kit
measure about 18-inches tall, and are mounted on 6-inch Matco
wheels).

These larger tires make landings and taxiing smoother on grass or
dirt fields (with 5 - 10 PSI), and other non-prepared landing strips such as beaches.
(These tread-less tires are not made for paved runways). We've
only noticed a slight decrease in cruise performance (2 to 5 mph).

Click
here to view a video clip as we test the tires on a
grass field.

May 18, 2009: Congratulations to STOL CH 750 builder
Jim Smith of
Claremore, Oklahoma, upon his successful maiden flight! (His is the
first amateur-built STOL CH 750 to be completed from a kit!)He
reported: "Took it on it's first flight at 6:45 a.m. this
morning. Wow! One of life's great thrills. It just flew beautifully.
I started my takeoff roll and gently pulled the stick back to get
the nose in the air. I had planned to note when the wheels left the
ground so I would know rotate speed but it lifted off immediately.
Climb out was great. This aircraft is very easy to fly. At 4,000
feet I let go of the stick and it flew wing level...
"I couldn't be more pleased with the performance or handling... You
guys who are building a 750 are going to be thrilled with your
airplanes!!!!!!"

May 15, 2009: STOL CH 750 builder
Jim Smith
received his Airworthiness Certificate from the
FAA today. He sent us the following: "Attached is a
picture of Tony Taylor and Robert Blevins both of whom are Aviation
Safety Inspectors for the FAA. They are based out of the OKC
Manufacturing Inspection District Office in Oklahoma City and were
on site to observe DAR David Snell perform the final inspection on
the first customer built CH750. It passed with flying colors and is
now certified to fly!"

"Sized between the original CH 701 and the four-place CH 801, the
CH
750 offers a wider cockpit, larger payload, more robust landing
gear, and greater visibility. Unusual in the industry, the CH
750 is offered in four different forms:
factory-built S-LSA, or as a
quick-build kit, standard kit, or scratch-built from plans by Zenith
Aircraft."

KITPLANES
magazine,
February 2009 issue, cover: "Zenith's
Zinger! The new STOL CH 750 Light Sport: Continental O-200 - Modern,
Roomy, Robust - Around $40K!" Cover story and flight
review by LeRoy Cook, pages 8 - 14.
"The Zenith STOL CH 750 is a logically designed
evolution of a well-proven design. Given the
improved kit production techniques, it should go together in a
predictable fashion, even more quickly than the CH
701."

January 2009:
Featured on the cover of
Vol Moteur magazine (France):
Flight test report of the prototype STOL CH 750.

December 2008:
Featured on the cover of
Aviators
Hotline magazine: The STOL CH 750 is offered as a factory-built S-LSA
(light sport aircraft) manufactured by Zenair and
AMD of Eastman, Georgia.